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Japan's largest carrier to launch test service to combat Android fragmentation

Japan's largest mobile operator is prepping an elaborate testing center, with hundreds of handsets monitored by streaming web cameras, to help software developers debug their apps on the growing morass of Android devices and software versions.
David Jones taps IBM for multi-channel platform

David Jones Limited (ASX:DJS) has contracted IBM to provide a new multi-channel retail sales platform.
3D mapping revives underwater city

A marine robotics team from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies at the University of Sydney has received top honours in Canon Australia’s Extreme Imaging competition for their 3D mapping and digital reconstruction of an ancient underwater city in Greece.
Eolas loses in Web patents claim against Google and others

A jury in Texas gave the verdict that two patents of Eolas Technologies that enable Internet browsers to host embedded interactive applications were invalid, in a protracted legal battle which involved top Internet companies like Google and Amazon.com.
Power profiles to help electronics go Green

The energy usage of electronic devices could be reduced simply by changing and improving the way it is measured, a study from the Australian National University (ANU) has found.
NeuroSky MindWave: Fun with Brainwaves

In <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/community/toolshed/smart-hat-monitors-brain-waves-watch-fatigue-levels">last week's Gearhead</a> I discussed, in part, the science of electroencephalography or EEG … the detection and measurement of the neurological activity of the brain via electrodes attached to a subject's scalp.
Start-up spotlight: Smart Sparrow targets next-generation learning

Dr Dror Ben-Naim -- the founder of Australian e-learning company, Smart Sparrow -- grew up knowing that one day he’d start his own company.
Oracle extends SAP rivalry with Taleo buy

Oracle is escalating its rivalry with German business-software maker SAP and plans to pay $US1.9 billion ($A1.77 billion) for Taleo Corp, a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.
Dinky Kong to map Aust-NZ digital heritage

A spin-off of the cult game Donkey Kong, "Dinky Kong", will take its rightful place alongside new computer software programs in a collection of trans-Tasman digital heritage.
Google ships Chrome 17, touts more malware alerts and page pre-loads

Google today patched 20 vulnerabilities in the desktop edition of Chrome and added new anti-malware download warnings to version 17.

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Review: Peppermint Ice Linux

These days, if a desktop-focussed Linux distribution wants to stand out from the pack of Ubuntu-wannabes it either needs to be especially slick or offer something a little bit different to the norm. Peppermint Ice falls into the latter category: It's a Debian-derived (via Ubuntu), lightweight Linux distro that's designed for netbooks and has a strong focus on Web applications.
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Product Review: Micosoft System Center 2010
25/11
Google's Chrome OS is a work in progress
17/8
Palm Mojo SDK 1.1
30/7
Initial thoughts on PayPal's new developer platform
2/7
Review: Firefox 3.5 makes browsing faster, easier and more fun
15/6
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1
12/12
Adobe AIR soars to loftier heights
5/12
New Day dawns for Web CMS
19/11
Silverlight, for real this time

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Guide: The new rules for enterprise apps

An insurance company decided to roll out an application for its sales reps. The new app would give them a wider selection of products to offer customers when out in the field. Information on those products was stored in a legacy mainframe system, so the company created a Web interface that let reps query the database to get details on offerings.
Technology argument 5: iPad vs. everything else
Windows XP: Pros and cons of not upgrading
Patent madness! A timeline of the Android patent wars
Chinese developers take a bite of the Apple
Why IT won't like Mac OS X Lion Server
PostgreSQL devs lift open source database to enterprise heights
5 features iOS needs, in order to sway me from Android
Android Honeycomb: Powerful, but not perfect
Six things I love about Google's Android 3.0

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